If you’re a musician doing home music recording, then you probably want to know about something called “MIDI” (pronounced middee) if you don’t already. So this article ought to be useful. But I have discovered that it is well-nigh impossible to know everything about anything. This was a great stress-relieving discovery! I always felt a…… See More

You probably don’t need to understand what aliasing in digital audio means. Most people just wanting to record great sounding audio on their home recording studios don’t really ever need to have a deep understanding of digital audio theories and concepts. But knowledge is never wasted, and there are lots of folks who really do…… See More

Who knew a digital voice recorder would star in a TV network series? When I wrote the article about the dictaphone owned by Louis Litt from the TV series, Suits, on the USA network, I didn’t have any inkling that this ” XJS 5000 Dictaphone” ( a fictional portable voice recorder that is, in reality,…… See More

Dither is a type of low-level noise that is typically added to digital audio when reducing the bit-depth – going from 24 to 16-bit for example. Basically, dither is a random form of noise that gets applied because in digital audio conversions, you end up with non-random noise, which is more noticeable due to the…… See More

USB microphones have seen significant improvement in quality and price in recent years. High-quality audio recording is much more convenient and affordable with these plug-and-play mics than using a standard microphone, and they’re definitely cheaper than some of the extra equipment that you would need with a standard mic. If you’re anything like me, not…… See More